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EXUP Lube
« on: 16 October 2015, 08:30:26 pm »
Its Friday night.....
So what does everyone use for lube?
On the EXUP valve of course  ;)

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Re: EXUP Lube
« Reply #1 on: 16 October 2015, 08:39:11 pm »
When I had my gen1 I used a lithium based grease that I had lying around the garage, in six years of ownership I never had any trouble with the exup valve. :)

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Re: EXUP Lube
« Reply #2 on: 16 October 2015, 09:43:54 pm »
Lithium or ceramic grease seems to work well. If you don't have that a good dose of copper grease should work fine. :)
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Re: EXUP Lube
« Reply #3 on: 16 October 2015, 10:01:51 pm »
Ive used ceramic and copperslip....not sure which is best

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Re: EXUP Lube
« Reply #4 on: 16 October 2015, 10:14:01 pm »
ceramic is supposed to last longer, as it copes better with heat. I cut grooves (like a thread) down the far end exup bearing on one of my fazers and it hasn't been touched for ages. It was a yamaha dealer that said he had been doing it for years with great results. I have to say he was right as i have owned mine since 2005 and it has worked perfectly. When i bought the bike new the exup started sqeaking after 500 miles and i was not impressed! Cutting a fine thread round the exup bearing surface traps grease, so it requires less maintenance. :thumbup
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Re: EXUP Lube
« Reply #5 on: 17 October 2015, 05:56:11 pm »
Silkolene pro racing grease .

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Re: EXUP Lube
« Reply #6 on: 17 October 2015, 10:43:57 pm »
Anything thats slippy including sex lube  :D

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Re: EXUP Lube
« Reply #7 on: 18 October 2015, 07:02:42 am »
I currently use copper grease but will change to ceramic when the tube runs out.

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Re: EXUP Lube
« Reply #8 on: 20 October 2015, 09:31:27 pm »
I'd reckon a lithium grease would be burn't off in a few miles.

I use copper ease.

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Re: EXUP Lube
« Reply #9 on: 20 October 2015, 10:32:02 pm »
Never burnt off on mine, whenever I serviced the exup I had to clean the old grease off first.